According to Fox Business, as organized retail crime runs out of control, a disorienting and blinding fog linked to a store’s alarm is a relatively new security device to deter would-be burglars. DensityUSA’s technology is already in use in various nations in the European Union and Australia, but it is growing more popular in the United States, according to Mike Egel, president of DensityUSA.
As per a Fox Business report, stores lost an estimated $86.6 billion to retail theft in 2022, with forecasts indicating that it might rise to $115 billion by 2025 after a research was done on the issue by Capital One Shopping.
Egel told Fox News, “I think the COVID-19 pandemic tore the social and economic fabric of America. Pre-pandemic, crime was on the decline. But when the nation shut down and the economy stepped backwards, common sense went to an all-time low. And sadly, crime rose and continues to grow.”
To secure their inventory, businesses have been forced to hide things behind registers or lock them away in glass cases. However, that hasn’t deterred organized smash-and-grab thefts, in which thieves carry out sophisticated plots to steal as many stuff as possible and flee before witnesses or police arrive.
Although the company is founded in St. Louis, the European Union was the first to approve the fog machine as a deterrent to crime. Following its success, Egel and his business partner, Scott Bader, took their security measure to the United States, where it is now employed in a few states.
As per a Fox Business report, stores lost an estimated $86.6 billion to retail theft in 2022, with forecasts indicating that it might rise to $115 billion by 2025 after a research was done on the issue by Capital One Shopping.
Egel told Fox News, “I think the COVID-19 pandemic tore the social and economic fabric of America. Pre-pandemic, crime was on the decline. But when the nation shut down and the economy stepped backwards, common sense went to an all-time low. And sadly, crime rose and continues to grow.”
To secure their inventory, businesses have been forced to hide things behind registers or lock them away in glass cases. However, that hasn’t deterred organized smash-and-grab thefts, in which thieves carry out sophisticated plots to steal as many stuff as possible and flee before witnesses or police arrive.
Although the company is founded in St. Louis, the European Union was the first to approve the fog machine as a deterrent to crime. Following its success, Egel and his business partner, Scott Bader, took their security measure to the United States, where it is now employed in a few states.